Cardiology

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A Culture of Care and Innovation

We are proud to offer our patients a combination of cutting-edge thinking, skillful care and extensive experience. Each year, we average nearly 30,000 office visits and consultations outside the hospital as well as some 40,000 daily hospital visits and consultations. In addition, we average approximately 73,000 tests and procedures annually, from electrocardiograms and stress tests to angiograms and pacemaker implants.

We lead the way in local coronary care, combining an impressive track record of innovation with a case volume that continually enhances our expertise.

We’re proud to have performed the first of each of these procedures in the Fort Wayne area:

Balloon valvuloplasty

Coronary atherectomy

Dipyridamole thallium-201 cardiac scan

Signal-averaged electrocardiogram

Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)

Pacemaker implant by a cardiologist

Coronary angioplasty

Electrophysiologic study

Transradial catheterization and stent

Brachytherapy treatment

Renal artery angioplasty and stent

Ablation for tachycardia termination

We have also initiated these other important firsts for our patients:

First cardiac research center

First cardiac rehabilitation center

First implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD)

First congestive heart failure and inotropic infusion center

First point-of-care anticoagulation therapy unit

First FDA-approved carotid stent and first carotid stent program

First implanted cardiac loop recorder

A History of Growth

Fort Wayne Cardiology was established in 1978 with two cardiologists, one secretary, and one small office. Today we have a much larger, highly trained staff of 24 physicians and more than 175 nurses, medical assistants, technicians and administrative professionals. As a member of Parkview Health, we have immediate access to the expertise of the region’s largest healthcare provider, allowing an integrative approach to our patients’ healthcare needs.